New BMW Art Car… The 8 by Jeff Koons

Here goes BMW with yet another art car, bringing this tradition into its 7th decade. This time celebrated sculptor Jeff Koons has a go...

The 8 X JEFF KOONS

www.jeffkoons.com

BMW Front Outline / Silhouette Gallery - All Models

Another great chart of BMW front-end outlines detailing almost every model, or at least every major model release, right from the word go... which one is yours??

1936 328		1952 501		1955 ISETTA 250		1956 507 ROADSTER
1962 1500		1965 3200CS		1968 2002 Tii		1973 3.0CSL E9
1975 316 E21		1978 M1 E26		1978 M535i E12		1986 M3 E30
1988 M5 E28		1989 8 SERIES E31		1992 M3 E36		1996 Z2 E36/7
1998 M5 E39		1999 Z8 ROADSTER		2000 M3 E46		2002 Z4
2004 6 SERIES E63/64		2007 M3 E90		2007 X5 E70		2011 1 SERIES M COUPE
2011 M5 F10		2014 i3		2014 M4 COUPE F82		2015 i8

BMW BTCC 60th Anniversary Poster - E90 320Si, RAC team Colin Turkington - 'Stencil Art'

2002Ti, Works team 1965 - 'Pop Art'
E9 3.0 CSL Alpina, Works team 1973 - 'Collage Art'
E30 M3, Mobil team Frank Sytner - 'Tech Noir'
E36 318i, FINA team Steve Soper - 'Memphis Design'
E90 320Si, RAC team Colin Turkington - 'Stencil Art'

Era: 2009
Car: E90 320Si
Driver: Colin Turkington
Team: RAC Racing
Style: Stencil Art
Artist: Katie Edwards
Resolution: 1191 x 1684

What is Stencil art? - Stencil Art Wiki here.

These are a bit out of date, but I think they're great and I've been after some higher resolution versions for a while. BMW UK had them designed in 2015 to mark 60 years of competing in the BTCC, Super Touring and World Touring Car series, with the posters evoking a popular art style from each decade. Here, post-millenil Stencil art and Colin Turkington's 320Si.

BMW BTCC 60th Anniversary Poster - E36 318i, FINA team Steve Soper - 'Memphis Design' - [1191x1684]

2002Ti, Works team 1965 - 'Pop Art'
E9 3.0 CSL Alpina, Works team 1973 - 'Collage Art'
E30 M3, Mobil team Frank Sytner - 'Tech Noir'
E36 318i, FINA team Steve Soper - 'Memphis Design'
E90 320Si, RAC team Colin Turkington - 'Stencil Art'

Era: 1993
Car: E36 318i SE
Driver: Steve Soper
Team: FINA Racing
Style: Memphis Design
Artist: Yukai Du

What is Memphis design? - Memphis design Wiki here.

These are a bit out of date, but I think they're great and I've been after some higher resolution versions for a while. BMW UK had them designed in 2015 to mark 60 years of competing in the BTCC, Super Touring and World Touring Car series, with the posters evoking a popular art style from each decade. Here, Memphis design from the 1990s and Steve Soper's almighty FINA 318i.

BMW IHKA Heating and Air Con. System Technical Manual / Trouble Shooting [PDF] [E65/66, E53 X5, E63/64, E60]

Detailed 55-page guide on the operation and design of the IHKA climate-control / heating / air-conditioning system that started in the E65 7-Series and made it on to succeeding models such as the E60 5-Ser, E63 6-Ser and E53 X5. The latter of which I obtained the guide for to help in diagnosing problems with a noise secondary water-pump.

LINK: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KBG3_annWcqTekn5NyhKVFqcXzCq2P_X/view?usp=sharing

Contents:

IHKA Automatic Heating and Air Conditioning System
Objectives of the Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 
Purpose of the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 

System Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Air Conditioning System
System Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..11 
Principle of Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 
Workshop Hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Heating System
System Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

IHKA Heater and Air Conditioner Housing
System Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  .19

Control Panel/Control Module
Detailed Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Temperature and Air Flow Control
Principle of Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 27

Air Distribution
Principle of Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .35

Stationary Functions
Principle of Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 45

Non-Air Conditioning Functions
Rear Roller Blind Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . .48

Coding
Key Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 
Vehicle Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 
Workshop Hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

ReviewQuestions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Objectives of The Module
After Completing this module, you will be able to:
• List the gasses detected by the AUC-2 sensor.
• Explain how the refrigerant compressor output is varied.
• List the refrigerant compressor “Run In” procedure.
• Locate the blower motor and blower control module.
• Describe the control panel functions.
• Explain the “Y” factor.
• Explain how the temperature is increased during air conditioning operation. • List the functions that apply to heater operation when the coolant is cold. • Demonstrate Manual Air Distribution individual adjustments.